City profile · DR Congo · Africa
Kindu
Maniema · DR Congo
City population
234,651
#21
in DR Congo
#1
in Maniema
#2,462
worldwide
-2.944, 25.922 · 1,187 km from Kinshasa
About Kindu
Kindu is a city in Maniema, DR Congo with a population of 234,651. It is the 21st largest of the 114 cities of 15,000 or more listed in DR Congo, and the 2,462nd largest worldwide. It lies 1,187 km from Kinshasa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Maniema
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
-2.944, 25.922
Record updated
13 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 114 in DR CongoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.